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Sports on Fire from Peter McCormack coming to TMN

Documentary series to explore sports history such as Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics and hockey’s 1972 Summit Series

Team Canada's Paul Henderson, left, shoots on Team USSR's Vladislav Tretiak while Gannady Tsygankov defends during the 1972 Summit Series in Toronto on Sept. 4, 1972. (Peter Bregg / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO)

Bell Media has ordered the documentary series Sports on Fire to air on The Movie Network and Movie Central in 2015.

The six-episode series from Canadian director Peter McCormack (Facing Ali, I Am Bruce Lee) looks at “world-changing moments when elite athletes get caught in the epicentre of modern history’s pivotal events,” McCormack said in a news release.

Through interviews and archival footage, the show will explore stories such as Jesse Owens’ medal wins at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; Barry Bonds’ involvement in baseball’s steroids scandal and the 1972 Canada-U.S.S.R. Summit Series.

The show is produced by Project 10 Productions Inc. and Two 4 The Money Media in association with The Movie Network and Movie Central.

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